We all deal with fear. It comes in many forms: fear of embarrassment, rejection, spiders, the unknown, commitment, the future, failure, and even success. It’s the last one that I’m dealing with right now.

I’m really not that worried about failure. I’ve failed plenty of times and made my share of stupid decisions and embarked on more than one stillborn project. I think the opposite is true: that I’m afraid of success. What if I’m wrong about where I’m leading? What if I start something and it suddenly catches fire and becomes something way larger than I expected or wanted? What if? What if? What if?